Friday, September 4, 2026

the prevailing Catholic odor

 

the American GI

"The old church smells of spilled wine, American sweat, and recently burned cordite, but these are newer intrusions that haven't done away with the prevailing Catholic odor -- incense, wax, centuries of mild bleating from the lips of the flock." 
Thomas Pynchon
Gravity's Rainbow

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